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COMING OF THE MAN 0 WARS it/ • Public Anxiously Await Their Appearance on the Turf. ♦ ! Xooks Now as If Saratoga Win Be Testing Ground of First of Get of That Mighty Racer. No horse of the present decade, with the exception cf the gallant Exterminator, created such a furore in American racing as did the marvelous Man o War during his short but record-breaking career on the turf. It is only natural then that there is more than ordinary interest manifested in the stud career of that great racer. The announcement that the first of the get of Man o War would appear in this years racing has revived that interest and from, the many queries concerning these highly prized youngsters the general public is anxiously awaiting to see if they will measure up to the standard of their daddy. In this connection the following article, which appeared in the Thoroughbred Record under the pen name Of Roamer. should prove interesting: Back in 1918 at the yearling sales at Saratoga. Mr. Samuel D. Riddle purchased for ,000 a chestnut yearling colt, bred by Major August Belmont, by Fair Play, out of Mahubah, by Rock Sand, while Mr. Walter Jeffords, the husband of Mr. Riddles niece and adopted daughter, was so taken by the appearance of a bright chestnut yearling, by Sweeper, out of Zuna, by Hamburg, bred by Mrs. H. B Duryea, that he paid 5,600 for him. These colts were named Man o* War and Golden Broom, respectively. The two colts were highly esteemed by their owners, and long before they appeared on a race course there was considerable gt od natured bantering as to their respective merits. Man o War got the jump on his rival and by the opening of Saratoga in 191!* he was admittedly the best two-year-old I shown. The Jeffords* camp was sanguine, i bowever. of Golden Brooms ability to break Man o* Wars string of consecutive victories, and. although the son of Sweeper was unplaced in his first start, their hopes were revived when he won the Saratoga Special, defeating Wildair and King Thrush, and they were quietly confident their hopes would be realized when Golden Broom met Man o War in the Sanford Memorial. The meeting took place, but the outcome of the race was a distinct shock to the Biddies, the Jeffords and the public at large. When the dust cleared away, it developed H. P. Whitneys son of Whisk Broom, called Upset, was the winner, Man o War, was second and Golden Broom third. This was Man o Wars sole reverse in twenty-one starts, while Golden Broom failed to race to expectations, he never won after his Saratoga Special and started but thrice as a three-year-old. RETIRED TO STUD IN lJttl. Man o* War and Golden Broom were retired to the stud in 1921, both standing at the Faraway Farms in charge of Miss Elizabeth Daingerfield, near Lexington, Ky.. and in the breeding paddock the rivalry that began on the racecourse, was renewed in the stud. Man o Wars stud fee is ,500, Golden Brooms 00 and this summer for the first time racegoers will be afforded an opportunity to determine which is more likely to succeed as a stock horse. Here the advantage is all in favor of Golden Broom, too much will not be expected of him, but unless Man o War begets stock that approaches his marvelous record he will be dubbed a disappointment and consigned to the oblivion that surrounds Salvator, whose fame as a race horse is paralleled by worthlessness as a sire. Ten of Man o* Wars progeny were accounted sufficiently promising to justify their nominations to important two-year-old stakes, whilst but four of Golden Brooms offspring were similarly honored. Mr. Riddle has named two colts, two fillies and one gelding, sired by Man o War, for the principal two-year-old stakes. These 1 have not seen, but they are reported to be above the average. Their names, dams and coat colors are as follows: American Flag, a chestnut colt, out of Lady Comfey ; First Mate, a chestnut colt, out of Shady ; Maid at Arms, a chestnut filly, out of Trasher ; Flotilla, a chestnut filly, out of Santissima ; and Gun Boat, a chestnut gelding, out of Star Fancy. From the foregoing it will be noted Mr. Riddle has employed appropriate nomenclature in designating these young Man o Wars. The name of the colt out of Shady will conjure memories of McChesneys half brother. First Mason,. who ran third in the colors of C. E. Rowe in the Suburban of 1905 to Beldame and Proper — this horse being by First Mate, who also begot the useful horse First Chip. All of the above are chestnuts — Man o War is stamping his progeny with his own color. I understand trainer Tompkins is taking his time with these two-year-olds. They will hardly be ready before Saratoga. Mr. James K. Maddox is also the proud owner of a son of Man o War, a chestnut colt, out of Sea Name, who rejoices in the appellation of Friendship Two. He also is well engaged in two-year-olds stakes. FINE LOOKING TOUNGSTERS. I had the pleasure recently of looking over the Man o War and Golden Broom two-year-olds of Mr. Jeffords and Mrs. Jeffords and I say without equivocation trainer Bob Smith has as nice a looking bunch of two-year-olds as are in any barn in the country. They are eight in number, equally well divided between Man o War and Golden Broom, and their respective careers on the turf will be watched With absorbing interest. Man o War is represented by the following: By Hisself, a brown colt, out of Colette; Flagship, a chestnut colt, out of Understudy ; Lightship, a chestnut filly, out of Smoky lamp, and therefore, a half sister to Diogenes; and Florence Nightingale, a brown I filly, out of The Nurse, and therefore related to Zev. Golden Broom makes a brave showing with three colts and a filly, all bright chestnuts, like their sire. Golden Spire, is a colt out of Glorymaid, a daughter of the good Hastings colt Glorifier; Goldpiece is a colt with Substitute for his dam; Golden Ball is a filly out of Mistress Ballot, while Etoile dOr is i a filly out of Christmas Star, who will be i recalled as the dam of Escoba. These two-year-olds in common with most jouug horses at Belmont are now hors du I I I i i I I j combat at present, an epidemic of coughing I having swept over the huge Queens race j J course. Under the circumstances their appearance under colors will be deferred, but this may prove a blessing in disguise as the tendency is to race our two-year-olds too early. All of trainer Smiths horses are pleasing to the eye, and the Man o Wars in particular are blessed with exceptionally good legs and feet. "No feet, no horse" is an ancient turf truism, and irrespective of what the future holds forth for the scions of Man o War I am confident they will not fail by reason of bad underpinning. It looks now as if Saratoga will be the testing ground of the merits of the young i Man o Wars and the juvenile Golden Brooms, | and who knows but the progeny of Golden l Broom may avenge their sire when they meet j with Man o Wars issue on the race course?,
